SUNY Potsdam

Auditions

There are no entrance auditions for Crane Youth Music. There will be auditions for placement and seating in the ensembles and studios on Sunday, July 1.  All campers should be prepared to play or sing a short etude or piece that demonstrates their level of performance. Scales and sight reading may be a part of the instrumental audition. Accompaniment is not needed for auditions. Jazz ensemble auditions should include a short example of style and improvisation.

Instruments

Instruction in small master classes is provided for the following: STRINGS: violin, viola, cello, string bass; WINDS: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, saxophone; BRASS: trumpet, horn, euphonium, trombone, tuba; PERCUSSION; VOICE; HARP; PIANO. Large instruments such as string bass, tuba, percussion, and all keyboard instruments are furnished. Campers must bring all other instruments. We recommend that all students carry instrument insurance on privately owned instruments. CYM and SUNY Potsdam cannot be responsible for damage or loss. Please specify your instrument range, for example, tenor sax or bass clarinet.

Private Lessons

Some students may wish to arrange for additional private lessons with a studio teacher while at camp. Such opportunities would depend on the availability of the instructor. The regular studio teaching rate is $40/hour, $20/half-hour, due to the instructor at the time of the lesson. Arrangements should be made with the studio teacher or camp director upon arrival and NOT the Crane Youth Music office.

Housing and Meals

CYM campers live in double and triple rooms in the College residence halls and eat in a central dining hall. A full-time residence hall director and counseling staff, many of whom are current Crane School undergraduates and alumni, supervise housing with a student-counselor ratio of 10 to 1. Crane Youth Music is licensed by the New York State Department of Health.

Transportation

Route information for those driving to Potsdam will be included in your information packet upon registration. Commercial bus service is available to Potsdam. Upon request, CYM will provide transportation from the bus station to campus for campers only.

Medical Services

In compliance with New York State Department of Health regulations the camp staff includes a full-time medical director who supervises emergency medical service with referral, if necessary, to the Canton-Potsdam Hospital. Parents will be notified of any emergency. Health forms are mandatory and all camper medications including aspirin and ibuprofen must be turned in to the medical staff upon arrival at camp.

Fees

Resident Camper -$975
Commuter Camper - $670 (includes daily lunch)

A $50 non-refundable deposit is due with registration. All fees must be paid by June 1. Full refund, minus the deposit, will be made up to June 1; no refunds will be issued after this date. An information packet will be sent upon receipt of your registration.

Please Register Early - Some Instrument Quotas Are Reached By Early January.

Three Ways to Register:

• Register online using our Secure Online Registration Form,  https://secure.potsdam.edu/camps/cym/index.html.  You will receive confirmation via postal mail, not e-mail.
  
• Complete a paper registration form and mail it to:
  Center for Lifelong Education and Recreation
  SUNY Potsdam
  389 Van Housen Ext.
  44 Pierrepont Ave.
  Potsdam, NY 13676
• Register over the phone by calling (315) 267-2167 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Monday - Friday.

We accept credit card payments via MasterCard or Visa.  Please make checks payable to SUNY Potsdam in U.S. funds.

Please note that SUNY Potsdam is no longer able to process international checks.  International campers are asked to register online or via telephone, or to submit money orders payable in U.S. funds.